I love this toy. When I can’t convince my type two diabetics take their meds I get them to put these glasses on. The kids think its funny, the adults take the meds when I explain that this is what is going to happen to ones vision in time.

Ah, if only keeping a relationship together was a simple of Viagra! Viagra (Sildenafil) is however a revolutionary product which deserves doctors attention and preferential prescription. Pfizer took all the risks with being novel with this agent, unlike the “me too” products that they compete with.

The standards of drug advertising in […]

By Anyone|2015-01-11T23:38:35+00:00January 31st, 2008|Pharmaceutical Toys|Comments Off on Fixing It Together – The Nicest Stapler I Have Ever Had

I use this model all the time as an instructional device with peoples dodgy knees.

Voltaren is a good old nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory tablet that is actually pretty useful though there has been something of an undeserved backlash against these kind of drugs of late as they can cause bleeding guts […]

By Anyone|2015-01-11T23:40:44+00:00January 31st, 2008|Pharmaceutical Toys|Comments Off on A Most Venerable And Old Drug Toy: My Ciba (Now Novartis) Knee Model – Voltaren Knee

This is the top of my computer monitor in my consultation room. The Jelly Bean jar serves to placate the kids after vaccinations, ET placates me, and the Lucky Cat is a talisman for wealth (given by one of my Asian patients)

Merck Sharp and Dohme always do the best promotional items and this heart model is no exception. I use it all the time when explaining to my patients about the heart. Enalapril is more “potent” then its – captorpril.

Just because a drug is more potent (less required or clinical […]

By Anyone|2015-01-11T23:31:31+00:00January 22nd, 2008|Pharmaceutical Toys|Comments Off on First Captopril, Then Enalapril – This Drug Has Really Helped People With Heart Failure

This pen is just another nasty pen, which does not write very well. The product is for treating asthma, called Seritide, which is actually two drugs (Salmeterol and fluticasone, a steroid) mixed together. It does work, but is very hard to prescribe in New Zealand owing to government restrictions and bureaucracy.